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Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 13
by Mark Sabbatini
The first question of the day was why Elvis was on stage in Marciac. The last was if anyone could knock a different king from the throne. Day 13 featured the final round of major concerts for the two-week 28th annual Jazz In Marciac Festival, with pianist Randy Weston and saxophonist Wayne Shorter getting the ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 12
by Mark Sabbatini
There is no good seat at a quality Afro/Cuban/Latin concert. If the band's really on, people ought to be out of their chairs and in a space where they can jam with style. It's a mentality I've long held, not being schooled in appreciating the subtler nuances of the genre, and it puts me at ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Days 10 and 11
by Mark Sabbatini
Public toilets are scarce, but a woman in one grape-strewn courtyard said it's probably the nicest place she's waited for one. The vines overhead are supposed to be ripe in about three weeks for supposedly a pretty good vintage year in southwest France (it's possible locals wouldn't be eager to acknowledge a bad one). Even ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 9
by Mark Sabbatini
Plenty of people try convincing themselves an expensive, but ordinary, concert was special. Doing the reverse seems like the act of a complete idiot. Then again, that's the opinion many have about journalists anyhow. Trying to be an objective critic - an oxymoron if there is one - sometimes means overcompensating for personal biases, ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 8
by Mark Sabbatini
The worst thing you can do to a funny guy is introduce him as such. Letting him crack a joke out of the blue is more likely to induce guffaws than if everyone's waiting for him to crack them up. It's part of that social quirk known as The Expectations Game, where presidential candidates lose ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 7
by Mark Sabbatini
Most everything may be closed in Europe on Sundays, but in Marciac late-night happenings went to the next level. Pianists leading a trio of featured concerts, rather than usual two, plus another rare night featuring major acts on a second stage were in the spotlight on day seven of the 28th annual Jazz In Marciac ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 6
by Mark Sabbatini
Godfather. Adopted son. Honorary Muskateer. Whatever the title, Wynton Marsalis is a figure of affection in Marciac. The trumpet player has performed at the Jazz In Marciac Festival every year since 1991 and taught at the village's esteemed college music program. His 2000 septet album The Marciac Suite is the finale in his eight-CD Swinging Into ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 5
by Mark Sabbatini
Grow up in a small town like Aspen and it's a good bet you'll learn to ski and resent the annual crush of invading Texans. Grow up in Marciac and you're likely to get an education in jazz - and a more appreciative view of the annual visitors. Local students took the stage for much of ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 4
by Mark Sabbatini
Note: Grammy-winning Cuban vocalist Ibrahim Ferrer, who emerged from obscurity to become a breakout star with the Buena Vista Social Club, died Saturday in Havana at the age of 78. His last concert was Aug. 2 at the Jazz In Marciac Festival, where some who attended said he clearly was in poor health. Ferrer had suffered ...
Jazz In Marciac Festival: Day 3
by Mark Sabbatini
Professionalism verses passion. Debates about which is preferable exists in all professions. Fielding a smart quarterback who doesn't lose games or one who gambles to win. Promoting the disciplined or impulsive employee. Staying at the Hilton or Betty's Bed And Breakfast. There's no clear-cut winner, although I confess a preference for the latter. But ...
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